Found and bought an Anvil-looks great is it?

[Butts2]

The guy told me it had been owned by his family for 150 years. That is a long time. It has only been used for shoeing horses, maybe it will learn to like knives. The stamp on it is _ E _ ER
below that WRIGHT below that Patent below that EX below that 039.
What does it all mean? Hardly nicked up at all

[Wampus]

Most likely a Peter Wright made in England for export.  My sister has one from the 1830's and it's a very nice anvil.  A lot depends on how smooth and square the working face is.  It doesn't need to be perfect, but big dips or rough spots will obviously make it hard to forge a straight blade on.  Nice find!

039 should be the weigt markings in old English hundredweights

0x128=0
3x28=84
9

added up for a total of 93 pounds which is fairly small as anvils go but a nice size for knife work.